Allison Wiltz, thank you for the article. I want to add that ALL of us including darker-skinned Black people (especially men) fall into or "follow," the proximity to whiteness narrative.

I saw and experienced it growing up and I see it still.

It's conversations such as this that need to be held with ALL community members, not just the light-skinned ones.

We need to understand and educate about privilege to the "fairer-skinned" ones, but we also need to have a similar conversation with the "darker-skinned," ones. Albeit, different conversations but all falling under the same "umbrella."

Yes, lighter-skinned" Black people have it marginally easier and that is where Kimberlé Crenshaw's intersectionality plays a part because sometimes even the "darker-skinned" ones are guilty of elevating the fairer ones.

Both by their good and bad actions.

Colorism is a problem that needs to be discussed and taught.

You can't "blame" someone who is unaware that they have a bit more privilege if they have experienced racism or prejudice within their own community.

I wrote about this in my article called: Black is NOT beautiful.
Thank you once again for highlighting this.